Travel council seeks AG opinion on billboard law conflicts
Brattleboro officials said they will ask the attorney general for guidance on possible conflicts in the 1968 anti billboard law. They want to know if removal dates for private roadside advertising clash with timing for state owned directional signs and whether newspaper mail tubes along rural roads count as signs. The group also calls for easing federal sign law rules and revising application forms for directional signs set to begin November 1 in Windham and parts of Windsor County.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Travel Information Council
Health Workers Seek Separate Union Representation
The Vermont State Employes Labor Relations Board weighs protests from Health Department workers seeking elections to form a separate collective bargaining unit. VSEA seeks immediate recognition as the sole agent for over 4,000 state workers, claiming 80 percent support. Health officials say separate units would allow bargaining on department specific needs. Garnett Harvey notes unique employer needs may lead to separate units.
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David Gray
Shelburne
Health Department
Garnett Harvey
VSEA
Heat for Hell to get gas by Sept. 20
Consumers Power Co announced natural gas heat will be available in Hell Michigan by September 20. The development marks a new utility service for residents and local businesses, expanding energy options in the small town.
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Hell, Mich
UPI
Hell
Consumers Power Co
North Adams—Sprague Electric Co
Monument Square
First United Methodist Church
Northern Berkshire Child Care Committee, Inc
Davis Reaffirms Support For Quechee Development
Gov. Deane C. Davis in Montpelier reaffirmed backing for the Quechee Lakes project after a Wood stock conservationist questioned sewage capacity and overall impact. Davis toured the 6,000 acre development calling it quality and said he may publicly back efforts aiding Vermont while opposing projects he views as harming the environment.
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Davis
Quebec Lakes
Brett
Vermont
Police Continue Search for Clues In Girl's Death
Debra Lee Horn vanished January 29 and her body was found in August. Police, led by Assistant District Attorney Henry F. Spaloss, report no major developments after eight months. Investigators remain diligent as tests hint a head blow but autopsy results are pending.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Debra Lee Horn
Henry F. Spaloss
Spaloss
Debra
Suncook
Merrimack
Everett
Mass
Debbie
London
Vulture Clings to Taunton Tree. Rescue Efforts Fail
In Taunton England a vulture has perched in a tree since Sunday and authorities cannot locate its origin or figure out how to remove it. Despite offering raw meat on Tuesday the bird remains unmoved, prompting ongoing attempts to rescue it.
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Taunton
England
UPI
Around Vermont Education Budget Uncuttable
The Vermont Education Board approved a 1971 budget of 35 million dollars with 28.7 million in state aid to education. The board asserts the department cannot accept cuts and seeks earlier state aid to local districts while considering the constitutionality of mandatory school unionization.
Bank Holdup Suspect Held In Vermont Case
Bernard Gagnon, 28, of Middlebury, is jailed on $20,000 bail after a $5,000 armed bank robbery at a Rochester branch. He pleaded innocent in Vermont District Court before Judge Palmer Ainsworth. Arrested Tuesday in Middlebury, two men allegedly led the May 15 hold up, with more arrests anticipated.
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White River Junction
UPI
Bernard Gagnon
Middlebury
Rochester
Gagnon
Vermont
Palmer Ainsworth
Woodstock
William Moeser
Springfield
Windsor County
Fair Haven
UPS
New York
Miami
Andrew Brown
David A. Lee
Lee
New York City
Alfred Zero
Hartford
Deputy Health Chief Quits in Vermont
Dr. Edward E. Friedman, deputy state health commissioner, resigns effective December 12. He has 1951 to 1961 medical practice and 1965 appointment as deputy. one of seven top state officials to resign in six weeks.
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Burlington
UPI
Edward E. Friedman
Friedman
Health Department
Essex Junction
John Wackerman
Charles Adams
Reinhold Thieme
Lesley Bell
Erwin Alexander
Robert Bruce
Colonie Reserve Police threaten disbanding over lack of support
The Colonie Reserve Police, a 37 member volunteer force aiding Colonie Town Police, threaten to disband citing no financial or moral support from the town. Chief James J. Roli wrote to Town Supervisor William K. Sanford on Aug 8 seeking a meeting and guidance, with no reply to date.
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Colonie
Colonie Reserve Police
William K. Sanford
James J. Roli
Reserve Force
Sanford
The
Reserve
Roti
Berkshire City Nears Purchase of Cascade Waterfall
North Adams moves to buy Cascade Waterfall on Notch Brook after a City Council resolution. Berkshire Natural Resources Council officials say approval could unlock federal and street funds covering about 75 percent of the land price, ending decades of talk.
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North Adams
Cascade Waterfall
Notch Brook
George S. Wislocki
Berkshire Natural Resources Council
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Windham
Quechee
Richard Brett
Governor’s Office
Commission On Environmental Control
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Nec
H.P
North Street Shopping Center
IMEC
Washington Ave
New York Reserve Police
Cohoes
Federal Office of Housing and Urban Development
Lawrence R
Common Council
Troy
Nassau County
Eugene Nickerson
Rensselaer County Democratic Platform Committee
Nickerson
Down In
Berkshire
Cascade Falls
Purchase Near
Pittsfield
Frank W. Cimini
Merrill Road
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